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Published: November 17th 2006
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Lawrie's local
Nightcap at the Hotel Baron bar, which was the haunt of Lawrence of Arabia HELLO SYRIA!
Total chaos getting out of Turkey, but the border crossing into Syria went really smoothly with our guide Ahmed on the case. The guards were really friendly and offered us things to eat as we waited for the paperwork to be processed. Being a dry country liquor-wise, we all stocked up at the local duty free shop before heading into Aleppo.
Ahmed took us on a city tour in the morning. It was a bit quick, and I could have spent days wandering around the Aleppo souq, but we had to hit the road.
The next 2 nights were spent bush-camping in the Syrian desert which was brilliant. But what has kept me really warm is my nightly cup of hot Milo with a dash of Baileys - you have got to try it!
The Syrian people have been so warm and hospitable. Don't believe what you read in the press.
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Sean and Shannon
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Hospitality
We're just now in the last few weeks of a 16 month trip and our time in Syria is one of the highlights. The people there were so unconditionally warm and friendly that we can't speak highly enough of vacationing there. Unfortunately, we popped into the Hotel Baron bar, too (wanting to feel a little like an early explorer) but it was deader than heaven on a Saturday night.